Scholarships for after you graduate

Scholarships administered by the University of Auckland

Anne Bellam Scholarship

A Scholarship of up to $30,000 for overseas postgraduate study or $10,000 for postgraduate study in the School of Music at the University of Auckland, to assist Music performance graduates to further their musical education.

Anne Reid Memorial Trust Scholarship

A Scholarship of up to $30,000 to assist graduates of the University of Auckland with further postgraduate study overseas in the fields of Art History, English Literature, English or Fine Arts.

To see profiles of past recipients of the Anne Reid Memorial Trust Scholarship visit https://armt.org.nz/.

Arthur Thomas Paterson Award in Ophthalmology

An Award of up to $20,000 to support a Vocational Trainee in Ophthalmology with the costs of overseas postgraduate training.

Foveran Scholarship

Scholarships of up to $30,000 for full-time or part-time postgraduate enrolment in Theological and Religious Studies at the University of Auckland or an approved overseas theological institution.

Frederick Ost Scholarship in Architecture

A $5,000 Scholarship to support Architecture graduates undertaking futher study overseas.

Friends of the University of Auckland US/NZ Exchange Award

An Award to support University of Auckland students and graduates enrolling in a US university and US citizens and permanent residents to study at the University of Auckland.

Kathleen Mary Reardon Travelling Scholarship in Music

Up to $16,000 in Scholarships to support New Zealand citizens intending to enrol in postgraduate study in instrumental or vocal skills overseas.

Todd Mataga AUEA Award

A $10,000 Award to support a graduate of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Chemical and Materials Engineering who is enrolling in an MBA at the University of Auckland or a comparable university.

William Chick Doctoral Scholarship in Architecture

A Scholarship of up to $27,000 pa for up to three years to support a PhD student in Architecture, who is a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, to study at the University of Auckland or overseas.

Scholarships administered externally

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Fulbright Scholarships

Fulbright New Zealand offers a range of exchange awards for New Zealanders and Americans wanting to study, research, teach or present their work in each other's country.

Applications are made via Fulbright New Zealand.

The Fulbright Adviser for the University of Auckland is Associate Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem.

Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round students at the University of Oxford and providing transformative opportunities for exceptional individuals.

Applications are made via Universities New Zealand.

The Rhodes Scholarship Adviser for the University of Auckland is Professor David Williams.

Woolf Fisher Scholarships

The Woolf Fisher Scholarships enable New Zealand university graduates to study for three or four years for a doctorate at the University of Cambridge.

Applications are made via Universities New Zealand.

Chevening Scholarships

Fully funded scholarships to undertake any master's course at any UK university, includes flights, accomodation and course fees.

For more information and to apply visit Chevening Scholarships.

Graham Aitken Nuffield Medical Postgraduate Travelling Scholarship

New Zealand medical graduates are invited to apply for funding to visit the United Kingdom to foster their clinical medical training and research interests. Applications for 2020 close on 31 May 2020.

For more information and to apply visit Graham Aitken Nuffield Medical Postgraduate Travelling Scholarship.

Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice

The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.

For more information and to apply visit Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program at Stanford University

Stanford University's Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is open to students who graduated from their undergraduate degree in 2014 or later, and who are enrolling in a full-time graduate degree program at Stanford. Applications for 2022 close on 6 October 2021.

Read about 2019 recipient Sinead Brennan-McMahon who graduated from the University of Auckland and is now studying a PhD at Stanford.

For more information and to apply visit Knight-Hennessy Scholars.

The Provost's Scholarship, Worcester College, Oxford

Students enrolled in the final year of an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Arts are eligible to apply for the Provost's Scholarship to spend a year at Worcester College, Oxford after you graduate. The Scholarship includes the full cost of College and University tuition, guaranteed accommodation, airfares and a stipend. Applications close on 8 July 2022.

For more information read the below brochure.

Yenching Academy Scholarships

The Yenching Academy Scholarships offers top scholars the opportunity to study the Master in Chinese Studies programme at the Yenching Academy at Peking University. University of Auckland graduates and current students are eligible to apply for this all-expenses paid scholarship.

Zhejiang University Scholarships

Zhejiang University offers scholarships to support student enrolling in the Master of China Studies. University of Auckland students and alumni are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

For more information visit Zhejiang University.

Other scholarships and awards

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